Star Witness heads Australia's Ascot tilt

Dual Group One winner Star Witness (left) is entered for the King's Stand and Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot.

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The Danny O'Brien-trained Star Witness heads a contingent of four Australian entries for the Royal Ascot meeting in June.

Dual Group One winner Star Witness, the David Hayes-trained Eagle Falls and Mark Kavanagh's Shrapnel, last-start winner of the Yallambee Classic, are entered for both the King's Stand Stakes (1,000m) and the Golden Jubilee Stakes (1,200m).

The Peter Moody-trained Hinchinbrook, placed three times at Group One level, is nominated only for the Golden Jubilee.

Eagle Falls, winner of the Oakleigh Plate in February, has already had international experience when running fifth to Kinsale King in the 2010 Golden Shaheen in Dubai and fifth to Green Birdie in the 2010 KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore.

Australian gallopers have a remarkable recent record in Royal Ascot's feature sprints, with Choisir, Takeover Target, Miss Andretti and Scenic Blast all successful in the past decade.